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 *
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package com.bytenose.extrautils.logging;

import java.io.OutputStream;

import com.google.common.io.NullOutputStream;

/**
 * A utility class providing static methods useful for loggers.
 * @author Mauro Luigi Drago
 *
 */
public final class Loggers {
	private final static OutputStream NULL_STREAM = new NullOutputStream();
	
	/**
	 * Private constructor to avoid instantiation.
	 */
	private Loggers() {
	}
	
	/** A logger ignoring every message */
	public static final IStreamLogger NULL_LOGGER = new StreamLogger(NULL_STREAM);
	
	/**
	 * Creates a new error aware logger ignoring every message. 
	 * @param <T> the type of errors.
	 * @return the new logger.
	 */
	public static <T> IErrorLogger<T> getNullErrorLogger() {
		return new StreamErrorLogger<T>(NULL_STREAM);
	}
}
